Director's chair restoration
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- čas přidán 14. 10. 2024
- Just a before & after of a simple refinish that I did. I do this sort of thing quite a bit, but I rarely ever keep track of it. This would be a great way to get into wood-work, because it takes so few tools, and it produces such a quick and dramatic improvement.
***Consider trying it!
You just have to pick the piece carefully. Try to find something with wood that just seems dry, but not broken. "Thirsty" projects like this can be easy restores, because their damage is often entirely superficial. But that's all most people can see.
In total, I put in probably only an hour and a half of easy work, which was done while listening to some music. I used only a sheet of sandpaper and $1 worth of Teak oil, and now the chair is worth well over $6.99. - Jak na to + styl
Restoration (and probably improvement) is always worth the time. Better than it ending up in the landfill. Nice job.
really should do something productive, but I'm down with a cold atm, so i really earned watching youtube in bed all day. Thanks pocket, always love to hear your thoughts and see your projects. Greetings to Mrs. pocket!
Sitting down is productive!
Hi there! I found four directors chairs at the thrift too! The covers cleaned up nicely, and I replaced the dowels to hold the seat covers in place. my one challenge has been the foot glides. Almost all were cracked plastic. In trying to remove the old ones it seems the screw just spins in place. I'm up for the challenge but would appreciate any input on how to replace these. Any tips or suggestions?
There are as many options as the day is long, but I'd probably look for the simplest & cheapest solution first. That might include epoxy to fix the plastic part in place, and felt to act as the foot's new surface. Of course, what type of feet you use should depend on the type of floor that the chairs will be resting on.
If the plastic parts are garbage, then a nice little hole-saw cutout will easily replace it, screwed right through its center. From there, line the bottom with felt or linoleum or polyethylene or nylon or vinyl or whatever else you can find in the shop.
Buying replacement feet is an option, of course. Those usually involve nylon disks that'll fix to the foot with either a big nail, or in the more pricey ones, with a threaded insert. You'll be buying four four-packs or else making sixteen new feet, so weigh those two scenarios against each other, and good luck!
the leg spreaders on mine are loose. any idea of how to remove/replace the medal rivet in both front and back spreaders? any help or advice is appreaciated
If you plan on replacing them, you can simply drill them out. But that's not exactly an easy part to replace. One possible method would be to use brass rod, which is extremely malleable, by pounding a head into the end(s). I'd look for an easier alternative first; that is, I'd prefer to leave the pins in place if possible. Can you describe exactly how/where/why it's loose?
Nice chair. I was wishing for the whole video to see how it folded up completely.
I like the transformation you've done! How long did it take?
Two hours, tops.
love your videos!!
"...and, ACTION!" :)
Now I'm going to go do something productive.
wait cutting wood with paper (and making a viral video in the process)isn't productive?
You should do more thrift store restorations!!!
Never thought I'd hear you say "Oh shit"
I wouldn't on my main channel. But I'm too boring for kids here.
pocket83² Fair enough
haha good stuff man loving the vids
yeah I'll add that to my list of things that I intend to do to never get to. speak the truth.
You said you got the cloth from a thrift store. I have 4 of these same chairs that need the seat and back replaced. I will never be so lucky to find them so where or how do suggest I replace them? Custom made might be more than I want to spend..
If you have 4 of them, sew them yourself. It's just some canvas with simple hems. A machine can be had at the thrift store for less than 20 bucks. Look for an old Singer; those yellowed-plastic 80's machines are workhorses. Great project for learning to sew.
@@pocket83squared I like a good TOYOTA sewing machine myself. Everyone knows they make pretty good cars, well they were originally TOYODA LOOM WORKS so you know the sewing machines are dialed! I've seen a few at thrift stores.
Now this is a project I could not find in Woody Hyezmar’s Woodworking Bible. Yet there’s something very similar to it. If you google his name, I still think you can download it for free.
How do I tighten the bolts? I don't know how to do it and my chair wobbles.
fyi, that bottom cloth, the bit that acts as the seat of the chair, is supposed to have two long dowels through the loops so that it stays more securely when you sit on it. It looks like it holds up well enough for you, but if you wanna be extra careful you can probably quickly cut some down or something.
i feel like the dowels are in there they just don't extend to the openings of the loops. otherwise i donno if just the pinching force would be enough to allow him to sit on it.
Yep. There's dowels in there. They can slide right out for washing/replacing the canvas.
Ah, that makes much more sense, doesn't it.
I’ve bought three second hand directors chairs and I feel they may have glued in one side. Any ideas on how I can remove them? They really need a clean. Thank you
'self--indulgent' to put your logo on the chair? Good grief! A humble American! We should put you in a museum my friend. :)
You could put, "Director [Pocket83 Iron-on Logo]" on the back. Self indulgent, maybe. Accurate, definitely.
"go do something productive."
ok fine i'll-...oh look a video about a toad... *click*
"OH SHIT THAT DIDNT WORK" Pocket83 2016
"Oh shit that didn't work" 😂
"...go do something productive." How did you know that I am procrastinating my school work.
Looks like rubber wood to me too.
It came from Indonesia, so that does make sense. I've never seen it with a dark color like this, though. It was the whole way through- not just on the surface like a stain.
pocket83² Hmm... You are right about the color. The more I think I know about furniture and woods (growing up in an unfinished furniture store) the more I realize I don't know.
3:45 hahaha
your funger snapping didnt have the desired effect on me. its not me its you. huehuehue ;)
that chair looks like its seen some "fluids"
I know how you are about pointless comments, but I have to say you sound a bit like Dwight Schrute from The Office
You never should us anything
Click bait. Did not show any restoration. Just an ego video.
What are you talking about? Some of you are unbelievable. You need a step-by-step to sand & oil parts?
@@pocket83squared Yes. If you've never done it before and have no skills in that area, it would be helpful. Maybe change the title to "Director's chair restoration. Instructions not included"
@@terry_willis And maybe you could tone down that attitude of entitlement, and learn to develop some skills for yourself. You could also ask questions instead of throwing a tantrum. There's no paint-by-numbers for fixing stuff, kid.
That said, every technique you'd ever need to restore this thing has already been shown on one of my channels or the other.